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W. H. SPARKS.

VEHICLE DASH PASTBNING.

No. 285,519. Patented Sept. 25, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. SPARKS, OF CAMDE, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-DASH FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,519, dated September 25, 1883.

Application filed February 12,1853.

.To a/Z whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. SPARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Dash Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention mainly consists of the combination of an adjustable screw with the carriage-body and the feet which project from the lower bar of the dash-frame, whereby said frame may be expeditiously and accurately adjusted to a perpendicular position tothe front ofthe carriagebody, as hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification, Figure l is a vertical section of a portion of a dash-frame and connecting-irons with a corner of a carriagebody having a vertical front end. Fig. 2is a like view through a portion of the dash-frame D, the corner of the carriage-body A, post B, and connecting angle-iron C being held t0- gether by means of the bolt E and a screw which passes through a hole, h, in the foot of the angle -iron C into the bottom of the carriage-body. Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively views at right angles to each other of one of the angle-irons C. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the lower part of the dash-frame D, having a foot, d. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same.

Like letters of reference in all the iigures indicate the same parts.

A represents the front end of the carriagebody; B, a corner-post, and C an angle-iron brace, which connects the post with the end of (No model.)

the body A, having a rabbet, a, and the angleiron C having a turned end, b, which is connected with said rabbet, as seen in Figs. l and 2. The angle-irons are provided with feet c,

which have holes 7L, a screw passing through said-holes into the bottom of the carriagebody.

D is a portion of a dash-frame which is provided with feet d, that project downward from the lower bar ofthe dash-frame, one only being shown in the drawings byway of illustration, as my invention is limited to the means of connecting the frame with the carriage-body.

E -is a screw-bolt placed at each front corner of the carriage-body A, by means of which p the feet d of the dash-frame are conined against theY upper front corners of the angleirons C, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2; and there are set-screws G, which pass through the end of the body and the post-s B, and are tapped into the angle-irons C, whereby the adjustwith the angle-iron braces C, bolts E, and the dash-frame D, having feet d, for the vertical adjustment of the dash, substantially as described. Y

WILLIAM H. SPARKS. Witnesses:

STEPHEN UsTicK, f

THOMAS J. BEWLEY. 

